The Waiting City: Paris 1782-88 by Louis-Sebastien Mercier
1933. First Edition. 335 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Black and white illustrated plates throughout. Slight cracking to hinges and gutters causing boards and binding to be loose. However, boards and pages throughout remain attached. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Light wear marks overall.